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The recently published State of the Finance for Nature report of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
February 5, 2026

Earth Today | Getting nature in the black

REDEFINING THE role of private finance is seen as key to reversing the current chronic underinvestment in nature, reflected in the US dollar 30:1 ratio in favour of investments spent destroying it.
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February 5, 2026

Earth Today | Adaptation Fund opens call for Climate Readiness grants

THE ADAPTATION Fund has issued a call for proposals for its readiness grants, made available to developing countries in order to enhance their capacity to directly access and effectively use resources…
Here, Kamal Thompson, forest technician at the Forestry Department, removes a door that was displaced during Hurricane Melissa in October 2025 from a section of the mangrove forest in Parottee, St Elizabeth.
February 5, 2026

Earth Today | Celebrating World Wetlands Day 2026

The Forestry Department headed to St Elizabeth for World Wetlands Day on February 2, where more than 80 volunteers from partner agencies, private entities, and the community removed debris from the…
Barrington Lewis, chief financial officer at the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF) .
February 16, 2026

Earth Today | Barry Lewis sets sail

SEVENTEEN YEARS is a long time to spend in any place of work, but for Barrington Lewis, it was time well spent at the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica (EFJ), which he served as financial manager…
The SSP Diaries
February 5, 2026

SSP Diaries | Sitting on the fence is never an option

Sitting on the proverbial fence, trying to ride out the ‘storms’ of the region cannot be an acceptable option for any democratic country. The recent unilateral actions taken by the current US…
February 5, 2026

Basil Jarrett | Flexi-work and the end of the 9-5

Two years ago, I wrote two columns pleading for us to stop treating the 9-5 workday like one of the Ten Commandments. I argued for work-from-home, four-day work weeks, and staggered hours, recognising…
Co-founders of Broken Plate, Kwasi Henry (left) and Chef Damion Stewart were pleased with the afternoon’s proceedings.
February 5, 2026 by Nyoka Manning

Palates pleased!

The Sagicor Foundation Brunch Experience with the 2026 Patrons unfolded as a carefully paced culinary showcase, positioning food as both centrepiece and connector in the lead-up to the Sagicor Sigma…
Isaiah Freckleton at 31 years old, during his working years, long before his migration overseas.
February 5, 2026 by Mickalia Kington

A century of memories

At 100 years old, Isaiah Freckleton still marvels at the passage of time. Lying in his bed one night, alone with his thoughts, the centenarian found himself pondering. “I began to count from one to a…
Alando Terrelonge (right), State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, receives one of the packages from Nathaniel Peat (centre), GJDC UK Rep, and Jackson Smith, CEO of Fantasy Wings, both of whom organised the diaspora-led relief
February 5, 2026

Corporate Hands | Diaspora-led relief flight from the UK delivers supplies